Andiron

Description:

Andiron or billet bar made of a single piece of wrought iron split and bent at the ends to form two pairs of splayed legs. One of a pair, DL*61.0120A-B.

Date Made: 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: West VirginiaPlace Used: United States: West Virginia

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Walter Hough

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.61.0120ACatalog Number: 61.0120AAccession Number: 88149

Object Name: andironObject Type: andirons

Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 in x 4 1/4 in x 16 7/8 in; 10.16 cm x 10.795 cm x 42.8625 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-4565-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_314652

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